The port city of Detroit is the largest in the state of Michigan and the county seat of Wayne County. Nicknamed “the Motor City” because of its once-booming automotive industry, it gets its name from the Detroit River, which links Lakes Erie and Huron.
Regular Blogs
Detroit Business & Commercial Law Blog
Michigan law and legal situations make up this weblog, which focuses on contract disputes, business formation and planning, and employment litigation.
http://www.sheehanlawyers.com/blog/
Detroitblog: Stories from the Motor City
Sponsored by the Metro Times newspaper, this blog started out as a method by which to share local happenings with friends who have had to leave the state to find work. It displays photographs of architecture and abandoned buildings, and has morphed into a biweekly column about the history and transformation of Detroit.
http://www.detroitblog.org/
Presents old as well as new photographs of various buildings around Detroit, and many of buildings being either razed or renovated. Begun in 2004 with nothing other than photographs, it has become a full-blown history of the buildings complete with well-developed descriptions and histories of the buildings as well as videos to supplement the photos.
http://fadeddetroit.blogspot.com/
A detroit native writes about music and other entertainment, living in detroit, politics, horse racing, and memorials for departed movie and music stars.
http://longshotsblues.wordpress.com/
An unofficial blog about the Detroit Lions provides news stories about the team as well as individual team members and fans. There are analyses of games, recipes, and commentary here.
http://www.prideofdetroit.com/
The Detroit Blog: One Year. One City.
A team of bloggers, on an assignment from Time Magazine, follows the goings-on in Detroit for a year. They blog about the history of the City, the diversity, the race and class divisions, and its politics and politicians.
http://detroit.blogs.time.com/
